Thanks for all the input guys! I agree with you all the blue paracord and silver bead look great with the light I found some old cord in my dresser right after that post and came up with this... What do you think? This is my first snake knot.

If you're into wooden beads I'd suggest looking up Tibetan (or buddhist/buddhism) 'prayer bead' (-bracelets) on the 'bay (wouldn't worry about sacrificing a religious item as the ones on Ebay are just fashion accessories).

I'm still surprised how expensive simple metal beads are! The market is flooded with skulls so they are dirt-cheap but a nice, plain metal bead comes most of the time close to the price of a pocket tool...